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Russian Ambassador Says Willing to Transfer Civilian Nuclear Technology to Morocco, Covering Power Generation, Seawater Desalination, Nuclear Medicine, and Agriculture

New directions are emerging in Morocco-Russia economic and technical cooperation, with both sides intending to expand the scope of collaboration from traditional energy sectors to strategic industries such as civilian nuclear technology, seawater desalination, medicine, and agriculture. Russia's Ambassador to Morocco, Igor Belyaev, stated that Russia is willing to share civilian nuclear technology expertise with Morocco, a remark indicating that bilateral cooperation may extend from equipment supply and energy projects to more technology-intensive comprehensive partnerships. This development is closely linked to Morocco's current needs. In recent years, Morocco has continuously promoted the diversification of energy sources and accelerated efforts to address water scarcity, with seawater desalination having become a...

2026-08-10

IAEA Supports Nicaragua in Enhancing Agricultural Health and Food Security through Nuclear Technology

The Nicaraguan Institute for Agricultural Protection and Health (IPSA) recently hosted an official visit from Raúl Ramírez García, Director of the Technical Cooperation Division for Latin America and the Caribbean at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The meeting, chaired by IPSA Executive Director Ricardo Somarriba Reyes, focused on agricultural health, food safety, and the application of nuclear science and technology in agriculture. During the working session, both parties reaffirmed Nicaragua's continued participation in national and regional cooperation projects as a member of the Agreement for the Promotion of Nuclear Science and Technology Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean (ARCAL). The core objective of such projects is to...

2026-07-09

FAO and IAEA: Nuclear Technologies Are Enhancing Agricultural Production and Food Security

On March 30, 2021, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the International Atomic Energy Agency presented multiple applications of nuclear technologies in agriculture and food security. The two organizations have collaborated for over 50 years in knowledge sharing and capacity building, further strengthening their partnership through the establishment of the Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture. In the field of animal health, nuclear technologies are used for the detection, control, and prevention of transboundary animal diseases and zoonoses. Belize previously had to send animal disease testing samples to overseas laboratories; with support from the Joint FAO/IAEA Centre, the Belize Agricultural Health Authority established a molecular diagnostic laboratory for animal health and adopted real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing technology. This method can detect animal diseases within 24 hours, helping frontline personnel take rapid prevention and control measures. Recently, the laboratory has also been used to assist in human COVID-19 testing, reflecting the "One Health" concept that animal, human, plant, and environmental health are interconnected.

2021-03-30

IAEA Supports Nicaragua in Enhancing Agricultural Health and Food Security through Nuclear Technology

The Institute for Agricultural Protection and Health (IPSA) of Nicaragua recently hosted an official visit by Raúl Ramírez García, Head of the Division for Latin America and the Caribbean at the International Atomic Energy

2026-07-27

Nuclear technology helps boost disease resistance and food security in Latin American rainbow trout farming.

Rainbow trout farming in Latin America is shifting from a model driven by traditional experience to one supported by science and technology. Widely farmed in freshwater rivers, lakes, lagoons, and coastal net pens, rainbow trout constitute a vital part of

2026-07-27